Hardening

Two month after flashing the Flint 2 GL-MT6000, I got its little brother GL-MT3000 in my hands as a powerful mini travel router runs stable build of OpenWrt. There are a few comparable routers in the same market, such as its older model GL-MT1300 v1 which is not very appealing price-wise; Cudy TR3000 v1 which is a direct competitor by its naming but has confusing variations that is not well supported by OpenWrt; and yet another older model Cudy TR1200 which is not available in the US. ...

It has been a while since my WiFi is getting more and more unstable, and I finally decided to retire my NETGEAR R6300v2 which has served me well since in 2017. It was in used condition when I bought it, so this is a good time to get a “new” router. Because the ISPs in my area are very bad, I still have to stick with the low speed Internet for probably quite some time. So I decided to buy a used Linksys MR7350. ...

During the prime day, my friend grabbed a GL.iNet Flint 2 (GL-MT6000) for a fair price, thanks to the slickdeals community. The specs of this model feels like a beast to me, because I don’t have enough high-end devices and Internet plan to utilize that much of performance. But what I can do is to boost its security and stability for my friend. Note: For operational security, all initial settings should be done without physical Internet/WAN connection. ...